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TIL The guy who manipulated the fashion industry to make green the “in” color in 1934 just to sell more Lucky Strike cigarettes is also the guy who made Bacon & Eggs a typical American breakfast!

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g4QL TIL during WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical reasons to show their willingness to fight
l7odG TIL British and Commonwealth Bomber Aircrew suffered a 44% fatality rate in WWII. By 1943, only 1 in 40 would survive two tours (30 missions per tour).
rNRM1 TIL of sacrificial anodes. They are normally Zinc blocks that are attached to a ships hull. They have a more anodic, i.e. less noble, potential than steel when immersed in sea water, so they corrode away instead of the ships hull it is attached to. Once worn they can then be replaced.
jNK6j TIL when a band called The Detours needed a new name, its guitarist sat with his flatmate, exchanging joke name ideas. However, one of these joke names ended up sticking, and was accepted by the singer. That name was The Who.
OoD4Y TIL David “Carbine” Williams, who helped invent the M1 Carbine, was a convicted murderer and created innovative gun ideas while in jail. He was convicted of the shooting of a sheriff who busted his illegal moonshine still. He was released after his family argued his inventions could help America.